10 Richest Sports Leagues in the World

The relative worth of each sports league is measured here by total league revenue divided by number of players contracted per league.

National Basketball Association $4.8 billion. 450 players which is $10,666,666.66 in revenue per player. Total player salaries total $3,273,024,672.00 or $7,273,388.16 per player which means 68.19% of revenue goes straight to the players.

NBA Team Salaries By Team

Listed from biggest salary budget to smallest:

Franchise Total Salaries

Cleveland Cavaliers $137,889,758.00

Golden State Warriors $137,485,140.00

Oklahoma City Thunder $128,827,539.00

Washington Wizards $126,066,215.00

Portland Trail Blazers $125,716,489.00

Los Angeles Clippers $122,848,877.00

Milwaukee Bucks $121,441,357.00

Toronto Raptors $120,928,989.00

Houston Rockets $119,357,882.00

Charlotte Hornets $118,947,949.00

New Orleans Pelicans $118,377,962.00

San Antonio Spurs $116,969,169.00

Detroit Pistons $115,747,423.00

Utah Jazz $111,201,646.00

Boston Celtics $109,873,911.00

Memphis Grizzlies $109,487,672.00

New York Knicks $107,695,200.00

Los Angeles Lakers $105,688,295.00

Miami Heat $102,851,379.00

Minnesota Timberwolves $102,174,370.00

Orlando Magic $98,543,113.00

Brooklyn Nets $95,618,523.00

Denver Nuggets $95,087,125.00

Sacramento Kings $94,838,784.00

Atlanta Hawks $94,460,334.00

Indiana Pacers $93,775,085.00

Dallas Mavericks $90,484,649.00

Phoenix Suns $84,876,422.00

Philadelphia 76ers $83,972,127.00

Chicago Bulls $81,791,288.00

50 Best Paid Players in the NBA 2017-18

Name

Team

2017-18 Salary

Stephen Curry

Golden State Warriors

$34,682,550.00

LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers

$33,285,709.00

Paul Millsap

Denver Nuggets

$31,269,231.00

Gordon Hayward

Boston Celtics

$29,727,900.00

Blake Griffin

Los Angeles Clippers

$29,512,900.00

Kyle Lowry

Toronto Raptors

$28,703,704.00

Mike Conley

Memphis Grizzlies

$28,530,608.00

Russell Westbrook

Oklahoma City Thunder

$28,530,608.00

James Harden

Houston Rockets

$28,299,399.00

DeMar DeRozan

Toronto Raptors

$27,739,975.00

Al Horford

Boston Celtics

$27,734,405.00

Carmelo Anthony

New York Knicks

$26,243,760.00

Damian Lillard

Portland Trail Blazers

$26,153,057.00

Jrue Holiday

New Orleans Pelicans

$25,686,667.00

Chris Bosh

Free Agents

$25,289,390.00

Kevin Durant

Golden State Warriors

$25,000,000.00

Otto Porter

Washington Wizards

$24,773,250.00

Chris Paul

Houston Rockets

$24,599,495.00

C.J. McCollum

Portland Trail Blazers

$23,962,573.00

Dwyane Wade

Chicago Bulls

$23,800,000.00

Bradley Beal

Washington Wizards

$23,775,506.00

Anthony Davis

New Orleans Pelicans

$23,775,506.00

Hassan Whiteside

Miami Heat

$23,775,506.00

Andre Drummond

Detroit Pistons

$23,775,506.00

Dwight Howard

Charlotte Hornets

$23,500,000.00

Chandler Parsons

Memphis Grizzlies

$23,112,004.00

Harrison Barnes

Dallas Mavericks

$23,112,004.00

J.J. Redick

Philadelphia 76ers

$23,000,000.00

Brook Lopez

Los Angeles Lakers

$22,642,350.00

Marc Gasol

Memphis Grizzlies

$22,642,350.00

Kevin Love

Cleveland Cavaliers

$22,642,350.00

DeAndre Jordan

Los Angeles Clippers

$22,642,350.00

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks

$22,471,911.00

Steven Adams

Oklahoma City Thunder

$22,471,911.00

Nicolas Batum

Charlotte Hornets

$22,434,783.00

Rudy Gobert

Utah Jazz

$21,974,719.00

LaMarcus Aldridge

San Antonio Spurs

$21,461,010.00

Victor Oladipo

Indiana Pacers

$21,000,000.00

Danilo Gallinari

Los Angeles Clippers

$20,559,599.00

Serge Ibaka

Toronto Raptors

$20,061,729.00

George Hill

Sacramento Kings

$20,000,000.00

Ryan Anderson

Houston Rockets

$19,578,455.00

Paul George

Oklahoma City Thunder

$19,508,958.00

Allen Crabbe

Brooklyn Nets

$19,332,500.00

Jimmy Butler

Minnesota Timberwolves

$19,301,070.00

Jeff Teague

Minnesota Timberwolves

$19,000,000.00

Kyrie Irving

Boston Celtics

$18,868,626.00

Kawhi Leonard

San Antonio Spurs

$18,868,625.00

DeMarcus Cousins

New Orleans Pelicans

$18,063,850.00

John Wall

Washington Wizards

$18,063,850.00

Attendances by Team

Team

Total attendance

Average

Bulls

888,882

21,680

Cavaliers

843,042

20,562

Raptors

813,050

19,830

Mavericks

811,366

19,789

NY Knicks

810,741

19,774

Jazz

806,605

19,673

Heat

805,400

19,643

Warriors

803,436

19,596

Trail Blazers

792,029

19,317

Clippers

782,609

19,088

Lakers

776,917

18,949

Celtics

760,690

18,553

Spurs

755,347

18,423

Thunder

746,323

18,203

Magic

727,875

17,753

Kings

721,928

17,608

Hornets

710,643

17,332

76ers

710,557

17,330

Suns

708,639

17,283

Wizards

697,107

17,002

Rockets

695,903

16,973

Pacers

684,578

16,697

Grizzlies

677,314

16,519

Pelicans

663,099

16,173

Pistons

655,141

15,979

Hawks

654,306

15,958

Bucks

648,952

15,828

Nets

632,608

15,429

Timberwolves

607,203

14,809

Nuggets

605,585

14,770

Premier League $4.7 billion. 500 players which is $9,400,000.00 in revenue per player.

Major League Baseball $9.5 billion. 1,200 players which is $7,916,666.66 in revenue per player.

National Football League $13 billion. 1,696 players which is $7,665,094 in revenue per player.

National Hockey League $3.7 billion. 690 players which is $5,362,318.84 in revenue per player.

Bundesliga $2.5 billion. 522 players which is $4,789,272.03 in revenue per player.

La Liga $2.1 billion. 500 players which is $4,200,000.00 in revenue per player.

Serie A $1.8 billion. 540 players which is $3,333,333.33 in revenue per player.

Ligue 1 $1.6 billion. 537 players which is $2,979,515.83 in revenue per player.

Nippon Professional Baseball $1.0 billion. 564 players which is $1,773,049.64 in revenue per player.